[Spoken Intro — Brian] Funny how a lifetime can fit into a few minutes standing beside a grave. You remember things you thought you’d forgotten. And somehow, when they lower an old friend, part of your own life goes down with him. [Verse 1] We were young when this road started, Had more time than we could spend. We learned the hard way, laughed too loud, And swore we’d always be friends. We watched the years turn into decades, Saw some dreams come, watched some go. And there weren’t many miles behind me That you didn’t somehow know. [Pre-Chorus] Now I’m standing where the earth is open, Trying hard to understand, How a lifetime full of memories Can disappear beneath this land. [Chorus] When they lowered you, they lowered part of me, A thousand days and memories That no one else could ever see. Every road we rode together, Every scar and every story too, When they lowered you into that ground, A piece of me went with you. [Verse 2] I remember all the hard times, When one of us could barely stand. You never needed many answers, You’d just show up and lend a hand. And I remember all the laughter, The kind that brought tears to our eyes. Funny how the smallest memories Become the hardest goodbyes. [Chorus] When they lowered you, they lowered part of me, A thousand days and memories That no one else could ever see. Every road we rode together, Every scar and every story too, When they lowered you into that ground, A piece of me went with you. [Music Drops Low] [Spoken — Brian] But this isn’t where the story ends. [Bagpipes Enter Softly] [Bridge] There’s a glorious day coming When these earthly tears are gone. No more graves and no more parting, No more darkness before the dawn. By the mercy of my Savior, When my final race is run, I’ll see you standing there before me In the light of God’s own Son. [Music Drops Almost to Silence] [Spoken — Brian] When they lowered you… they lowered part of me. [Brief Pause] [Bagpipes Continue] [Final Chorus] But the grave don’t get the final word, And goodbye don’t mean forever. There’s a shore beyond this sorrow Where we’ll stand again together. Every road we rode together, Every scar and every story too, Will be waiting there in glory When this earthly life is through. There’s a glorious day coming, And this old heart knows for sure, I’ll find my friend waiting for me On God’s celestial shore. [Outro] Till then, old friend, I’ll carry what we knew. And when Jesus calls me home, I’ll come looking for you. [Bagpipes Finish Alone]
